“Childhood Memories” Family Portrait Painting

“Childhood “Memories” Family Portrait Painting was a commissioned painting. The boy in the yellow shirt studio at a 35 year old man wanted a commission painting in color of a 30 year old, torn, water damaged, sepia tone photograph.

In the original photograph the boy in the yellow shirt his legs were outstretched far out to the right that presented a very asymmetrical pose. He wanted to adjust his legs and feet to a natural childlike position that would add symmetry to the painting.

Since the portrait painting was so faded I asked my client to send family pictures and instead of using pastel sepia tones a muted color scheme was developed to bring my client’s childhood memory to life.

This pastel painting “Childhood Memories” Family Portrait Painting portrays the carefree days of brothers playing within the beautiful landscape of the Grand Cayman Islands.

26″ X 30″

L.A. CLINE, Mater Pastel Artist